Speaking at Dewan Rakyat today (Dec 3), Dr Maszlee said the move would educate the future generation of the mistakes we made in history and that the “crimes” committed by politicians would be included in the textbooks.

“I will make sure that 1MDB and how some leaders robbed the nation will be included in the history books so that future generations will not make the same mistake,” Dr Maszlee was quoted as saying by The Star.

The Education Minister made this announcement after Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan (BN – Pontian) posed a question to the former, asking how long would it take for an event to be considered history and included into the syllabus.

Ahmad also asked if local history was taught in private schools such as the 60 Chinese independent schools in the country.

In response, Dr Maszlee said Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka are in place to engage these independent schools to coordinate the use of the Malay language and Malay-language literature in Malaysia.